- Which landlocked African country has a lowest point higher than the summit of Ben Nevis, making it the country with the highest low point in the world?
- What is the capital of Sierra Leone? The name reflects the city’s founding as a haven for ex-slaves from America.
- Oscar Niemeyer is associated with the development of which planned capital city in the 1950s?
- What is the name of the river along which the major port wineries of Portugal are situated?
- Piraeus is the major port serving which capital city?
- What is the name of the tallest mountain in South America?
- What is the only major island of Indonesia that is predominantly Hindu, rather than Muslim or Buddhist?
- Aside from Russia, which is by far the largest of the states which formerly comprised the Soviet Union?
- What is the newest nation in the world (nation being defined as any country represented at the UN)?
- Which two US states are perfectly rectangular in shape?
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- Which landlocked African country has a lowest point higher than the summit of Ben Nevis, making it the country with the highest low point in the world?
A: Lesotho - What is the capital of Sierra Leone? The name reflects the city’s founding as a haven for ex-slaves from America.
A: Freetown - Oscar Niemeyer is associated with the development of which planned capital city in the 1950s?
A: Brasilia - What is the name of the Portuguese river along which the grapes for port wine are predominantly grown?
A: The Douro - Piraeus is the major port serving which capital city?
A: Athens - What is the name of the tallest mountain in South America?
A: Aconcagua - What is the only major island of Indonesia that is predominantly Hindu, rather than Muslim or Buddhist?
A: Bali - Aside from Russia, which is by far the largest of the states which formerly comprised the Soviet Union?
A: Kazakhstan - What is the newest nation in the world (nation being defined as any country represented at the UN)?
A: South Sudan - Which two US states are perfectly rectangular in shape?
A: Colorado and Wyoming
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